Looks awesome, great job

wow, what a beauty, I like!! And a massive motor!
you should try to put the esc on the steering servo, that lowers the cog, and U get a bit more steering and you avoid wheelies.

Clone version??? I ordered my truck from NH.

On the Track
 

Got my truck on the track today and I was very impressed. It handled and felt more like a smaller/lighter 1/8 scale buggy. My truck was probably over powered, but I am used to it (ran the same setup in my CRT.5) and was able to control it. There were several new Slash 4x4's, 1/8 buggy/truggies and regular SC trucks on the track (open practice). The Slash 4x4 was pretty nice and it was close in speed/handling to the Jammin. The best thing was being able to hang with the 1/8 buggy/truggies. Until one took exception and blasted me in one of the high speed sweepers and took out my rear bumper. Pro Chad Bradley was at the track the day before running his Jammin SCRT10 and was just smoking everyone. I had so much fun with my Jammin my SC10 never left the car and my 1/8's barely got used.

Wheels/tires Update
 

The stock wheels/tires actually worked pretty well on the blue groove track I run on. But it was bugging me that I couldn't use the Slash proline wheels/tires (I have several new sets). So I was sitting there and I remembered that on my CRT.5 I ran Associated truck wheels by removing the 12mm hex and just using the pin. "Light Blub" well I have some old Proline Bead Loc's off my SC10 sitting right there so I pulled off the hexes and the installed the SC10 wheels. They actually fit pretty good, and cleared the body (at least in the track). I am not sure how they will clear in the up/down range when the suspension bottoms out since they are bigger in diameter. The larger size may also require regearing and will effect the handling (higher CG, more mass, etc.) but I will try to get out on the track this weekend and run some tests.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290001.jpg
Tires (Stocker on left, Proline SC10 on the right)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290004.jpg
Proline under full compression in the rear.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290005.jpg
stocker Jammin under full compression

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290011.jpg
Here is a shot of the axle with the hex removed

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290012.jpg
Parts, need to add a few spacers, otherwise when you tighten the wheel it will bind on the carrier.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/03290014.jpg
size comparison of the mounted wheels/tires.

Bumper
 

As I mentioned in an earlier post the first day out on the track I had a little accident and broke the front upper bumper support. It's been kinda slow at work this week so I figured while I was waiting for a replacement I could see if I could throw something together using some spares I had laying around. I had previously used a Slash front bumper on my 1/8 buggy SC conversion, it is pretty easy to adapt to other trucks, it is pretty tough and I had an extra one. So I took some scrap aluminum I had left over from some skids I made and put together a new front bumper for my Jammin using the Slash bumper. As a bonus I got a front skid plate as well. It took me a hour or so to make the parts and it bolted on without issue. The Slash bumper is very solid and has a built in shock absorber, unfortunetly it sits about 1/2 too high in relation to the body, oh well.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010035-3.jpg
Here are the parts required, Slash bumper and some 6061 aluminum scrap.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010040-2.jpg
Parts together

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/P1010043.jpg
Bottom view

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/P1010045.jpg
Front shot

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010053-1.jpg
Here it is with the body on.

Dang that is a sweet looking rig! If I picked up a short course truck, this would be it! I bet the 1509 is a screamer.


How much room do you have on the chassis for the battery? I am wondering if a 6s 2500mah system pack could lower the CG.

If I remember correctly the stock Batt tray interior dimensions are 6"x1"x2". My custom tray is a little more open and allows for a larger battery all the way around. Where you have an issue is if you go too wide you run up onto the mudguard mounting bumps. You are right about the low mah 6s it would probably be smaller/lower. But I have a bunch of 3s I recovered from my dead 4 and 5s 5000mah Zippy's.

Size
 

Well I don't own a Slash but I do have an SC10 so here they are for a size comparison.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010057-1.jpg
Jammin SCTRC10 and Associated SC10

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/P1010063.jpg
Topless

Big Shocks
 

I have been slowly moving optional/modified parts from my CRT.5 over to my new SCTRC10. Today I added the jato front shocks and 1/8 buggy rear shocks. First there is nothing wrong with the stock shocks, I just run big bore shocks on my 1/8's and I like the feel and consistency they provide, the larger shafts will make the suspension more rigid and reduce shaft bending. Also, I ran this setup on my CRT.5 and it was dialed. I am still waiting for my replacement front bumper so I still have the modified Slash bumper installed. I had to modify the Slash bumper to allow clearance for the larger shocks. So I made a new top brace and cut some of the plastic from the Slash bumper.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010035-4.jpg
Jato Shocks up front

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010050-1.jpg
Stock shocks and Jato shocks

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010051-2.jpg
New bracket for the Slash bumper

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/P1010047.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...3/P1010062.jpg
Rear shocks

Nice... Z-Car buggy front shocks!

Looks like your truck is moving along well. Are you still out at Revelation?

Yup Z-Car buggy shocks (piston valve, Progressive spring, big bore). Home track is Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, SoCal.

Which truck handles better...Jammin or Associated? Just curious. I actually like the look of the taller front bumper better than stock.

If Mike got a hold of one of these and made a similar chassis, it would give people the choice of 2 chassis for the Jammin line. Would probably sell very well as so many people have the crt.5 and the parts are the same as the new truck

I agree 100%, the stock chassis is pretty tame, no cutouts in the chassis for weight reduction, still has holes for the nitro stuff, etc.

Jammin and Slash 4x4
 

Ok, earlier I posted some size comparison pictures of my Jammin and Associated SC10. I got my hands on a Slash PE 4x4 and here are some shots comparing them. The Jammin has a much lower CG, and small wheels/tires. I have already had the Jammin out on the track and it is a fast, sweet handling truck. I hope to get both out on the track this weekend, curious to see how the higher CG and bigger tires effect the Slash's handling.


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010047-1.jpg
Side by side

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010044-1.jpg
Tires

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...P1010048-1.jpg
CG - With the suspension arms close to parallel the Jammin sits much lower.